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Inside AAJ

All About Jazz: Building the Future of Jazz, Together

by Michael Ricci
November 4, 2026

When I founded All About Jazz in 1995, I envisioned a place where people who loved jazz could share their knowledge, discover new music, and connect with others who shared their passion. Thirty-one years later, that vision has grown into an internationally respected institution serving musicians, writers, photographers, venues, record labels, presenters, educators, broadcasters, and listeners around the world. Today, All About Jazz encompasses an independent publication, Jazz Near You, an extensive musician database, a historical ...

Album Review

Neil Cowley: Built on Bach

Read "Built on Bach" reviewed by Tyran Grillo

by Tyran Grillo
November 4, 2026

In the summer of 2023, pianist Neil Cowley wandered into Leipzig's St. Thomas Church, where Johann Sebastian Bach had spent much of his working life, and nearly stepped upon the composer's gravestone beside the altar. A fugue sounded from the organ overhead, its contrapuntal architecture suspended above the mortal remains of the imagination that had conceived it. Between these two registers of existence, Cowley experienced a sudden inundation of memory. The countless hours of childhood practice returned, bearing the mathematical ...

In Pictures

Aubrey Johnson Sextet at The Jazz Loft

by Dan Bilawsky
November 4, 2026

What took place at The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, NY, on the evening of October 30, 2026, was less a concert than a nexus-level event. Vocalist Aubrey Johnson traveled to Long Island with bandmates in tow to celebrate the release of her stunning new sextet album, The Lively Air (Greenleaf, 2026); and she was also present to help announce and unveil the performance venue/museum's Lyle Mays exhibit, a project several years in the making. Niece of the famed keyboardist-composer/Pat ...

Album Review

Howard Levy: Heavy World

Read "Heavy World" reviewed by Jeff Cebulski

by Jeff Cebulski
November 4, 2026

The multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy--author, educator, and master of the diatonic harmonica--has released a solo album, Heavy World, the title being an anagram of his name and perhaps a representation of his current thoughts and feelings. Yet, the music within is bright and spirited enough to lift the souls of his listeners, especially his regional fans who will be excited to receive the first recorded version of Levy's multi-genre harmonica rendition of “Amazing Grace." On Heavy World, recorded at ...

Album Review

Marty Ehrlich: Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions Of Julius Hemphill

Read "Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions Of Julius Hemphill" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 4, 2026

Julius Hemphill's saxophone quartets reveal a compositional imagination as resourceful as it is distinctive. In assembling all of Hemphill's known works for the format, reedman Marty Ehrlich brings a remarkable body of music into sharp focus, foregrounding the harmonic ingenuity and structural precision that can be obscured by extensive improvisation. Hemphill, best known as a founding member and principal composer of the World Saxophone Quartet (WSQ), wrote consistently for reed ensembles from 1977 until his death in 1995. ...

The Blue Note Portal

Wolf—Future Perfect, 4. Brubeck

by Blue Note Portal
November 4, 2026

New York 1970 Wolf beamed, pointing an accusatory, joyous finger at the turntable. “What else are you hiding in those crates next?" Julian leaned over the studio console, a wide grin spreading across his face. “Summer of 1959, Wolf. Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio, right here in New York City. Up until this specific moment in history, American jazz lived and died by four-four time--the straight four-four you played in your blues stunt earlier. Or, occasionally, a three-four ...

Radio & Podcasts

Joey DeFrancesco all the way live + Eco Friendly tunes from Fabian Almazan, Ekep Nkwelle and Florian Hoefner

by Hobart Taylor
November 4, 2026

Also Samara Joy Live at the Blue Note, Ralph Alessi, Nick Mazzarella and introducing Zohar and Adam Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Joey DeFrancesco/Lucas Brown/Anwar Marshall “ One More Blues" from Live at Keystone Korner (Mack Avenue) 00:08 Samara Joy “Yesterdays" from Live at the Blue Note (Verve) 09:26 Host Speaks 16:46 Fabian Almazan “Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah" from A World of Wounds (Biophilia) 18:14 Zoë Aqua “Asore Debraye (Ten Commandments)" from From the Open Place (Adhyâropa) 24:10 Nick ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gregory Porter Returns To The Alley

by Leo Sidran
November 4, 2026

Hearing Gregory Porter sing, it's hard to imagine there was ever a time when he considered doing anything else.He's known for his rich, unmistakable baritone, a voice that draws equally from jazz, gospel, blues, and soul. Today he's a celebrated, Grammy-winning artist who plays for audiences of thousands. He plays four nights in a row at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He is simply a fact of life for those who light up at the sound of ...

Reanimating Conversations Past

Woody Allen: All Stick, No Schtick

by John Ephland
November 3, 2026

When I look back nowadays, the timing of my interview with comedian/filmmaker Woody Allen ("All Stick, No Schtick"), now turning 91, couldn't have been worse. In fact, I felt that way from the beginning, when I pitched this story at DownBeat, published in their October, 1993, issue. But, I had been a fan of his movies for many years, and I wasn't going to let circumstances surrounding his personal life get in the way. (The controversy involving his former wife, ...

Live Review

OJKOS plays the Music of Tuva Halse at the Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene

by Daniel Mège
November 3, 2026

OJKOS Plays: Tuva HalseVictoria Nasjonal Jazzscene OsloOctober 21, 2026 Mountain Jazz: Identity and RootsIn the steep valley of Eikesdalen, in the Norwegian municipality of Molde, wild hazelnuts fall from the tree in September or October. Every hazelnut is destined to fall once it is ripe, and the same holds true for Panorama, by Tuva Halse, who also comes from Molde. It was only a matter of time: it arrived on October 21, 2026, at 7:00 ...